HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080561800
Bassin du Célé
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Aveyron, Cantal, Lot
Sub-basin area
1 334km²
Upstream area
1 334,1km²
Discharge
18,81m³/s
Mean elev.
408m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 0 basins
Source / headwater (no upstream basin)
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 938.0 km²70.2% of basin
- 394.4 km²29.5% of basin
- 4.5 km²0.3% of basin
115 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Marcolès49.23 km²92% commune
- Boisset37.84 km²100% commune
- Espédaillac36.22 km²100% commune
- Saint-Cirgues32.58 km²100% commune
- Maurs30.98 km²100% commune
- Figeac30.84 km²87% commune
- Mourjou28.53 km²95% commune
- Durbans28.04 km²100% commune
- Leynhac27.39 km²100% commune
- Marcilhac-sur-Célé26.65 km²99% commune
- Livernon26.21 km²100% commune
- Blars25.89 km²100% commune
- Sénaillac-Lauzès25.58 km²100% commune
- Parlan24.53 km²100% commune
- Quissac24.41 km²100% commune
- Caniac-du-Causse24.15 km²68% commune
- Bagnac-sur-Célé22.52 km²100% commune
- Saint-Constant22.15 km²100% commune
- Cabrerets22.08 km²50% commune
- Sauliac-sur-Célé22.00 km²88% commune
- Béduer21.82 km²86% commune
- Brengues21.01 km²100% commune
- Lauresses20.96 km²87% commune
- Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat20.72 km²39% commune
- Vitrac17.98 km²100% commune
- Cardaillac17.91 km²100% commune
- Saint-Étienne-de-Maurs17.62 km²100% commune
- Viazac17.55 km²100% commune
- Orniac17.27 km²100% commune
- Assier16.84 km²100% commune
- Quézac16.36 km²100% commune
- Prendeignes15.60 km²100% commune
- Lissac-et-Mouret15.21 km²100% commune
- Corn15.15 km²100% commune
- Fons15.08 km²100% commune
- Saint-Santin-de-Maurs14.78 km²99% commune
- Lentillac-du-Causse13.46 km²100% commune
- Le Bourg13.44 km²100% commune
- Saint-Perdoux12.84 km²100% commune
- Saint-Sulpice12.62 km²100% commune
- Gorses12.62 km²35% commune
- Reyrevignes12.50 km²100% commune
- Sabadel-Latronquière12.43 km²100% commune
- Linac12.24 km²100% commune
- Lacapelle-Marival11.86 km²100% commune
- Fontanes-du-Causse11.46 km²75% commune
- Sainte-Colombe11.23 km²97% commune
- Grèzes10.74 km²100% commune
- Saint-Bressou10.55 km²100% commune
- Gréalou10.41 km²58% commune
- Saint-Julien-de-Toursac10.24 km²100% commune
- Felzins9.92 km²65% commune
- Espagnac-Sainte-Eulalie9.91 km²100% commune
- Cayrols9.56 km²100% commune
- Saint-Simon9.21 km²100% commune
- Issepts8.94 km²100% commune
- Saint-Chels8.91 km²50% commune
- Rouziers8.52 km²100% commune
- Roumégoux8.43 km²63% commune
- Camburat8.42 km²100% commune
- Sabadel-Lauzès8.34 km²96% commune
- Calvinet8.30 km²60% commune
- Saint-Maurice-en-Quercy8.30 km²64% commune
- Lunegarde8.18 km²79% commune
- Saint-Cernin8.17 km²50% commune
- Saint-Jean-Mirabel7.99 km²87% commune
- Montredon7.71 km²65% commune
- Bessonies7.62 km²100% commune
- Reilhac7.60 km²60% commune
- Saint-Hilaire7.50 km²100% commune
- Boussac7.50 km²100% commune
- Théminettes7.48 km²90% commune
- Montet-et-Bouxal7.34 km²65% commune
- Saint-Antoine7.22 km²100% commune
- Sonac7.09 km²100% commune
- Fournoulès6.68 km²94% commune
- Cambes6.61 km²100% commune
- Lacapelle-del-Fraisse6.18 km²40% commune
- Le Trioulou5.89 km²100% commune
- Planioles5.38 km²100% commune
- Le Bouyssou5.29 km²100% commune
- Cassaniouze5.28 km²14% commune
- Larnagol5.22 km²21% commune
- Labathude5.21 km²53% commune
- Camboulit5.19 km²100% commune
- Rudelle4.88 km²69% commune
- Le Rouget4.65 km²58% commune
- Saint-Santin4.46 km²19% commune
- Flaujac-Gare4.21 km²52% commune
- Latronquière3.87 km²38% commune
- Fourmagnac3.67 km²100% commune
- Faycelles3.57 km²24% commune
- Labastide-du-Haut-Mont3.48 km²35% commune
- Montmurat2.76 km²53% commune
- Lunan2.71 km²44% commune
- Espeyroux2.04 km²26% commune
- Anglars2.03 km²21% commune
- Saint-Félix1.77 km²23% commune
- Le Bastit1.57 km²6% commune
- Saint-Martin-Labouval1.43 km²11% commune
- Thémines1.41 km²10% commune
- Bouziès1.00 km²13% commune
- Pers0.78 km²4% commune
- Sansac-Veinazès0.63 km²5% commune
- Saint-Saury0.61 km²2% commune
- Lauzès0.57 km²9% commune
- Capdenac0.52 km²5% commune
- Roannes-Saint-Mary0.32 km²1% commune
- Saint-Médard-Nicourby0.20 km²3% commune
- Lafeuillade-en-Vézie0.20 km²1% commune
- Glénat0.05 km²0% commune
- Saint-Géry0.03 km²0% commune
- Cajarc0.01 km²0% commune
- Cuzac0.00 km²0% commune
- Saint-Parthem0.00 km²0% commune
14 intersecting protected areas
Causses Du Quercy
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
516.98 km² overlap
Basse vallée du Célé
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
46.49 km² overlap
Zone centrale du causse de Gramat
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
41.23 km² overlap
domaine de genies
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
2.18 km² overlap
Vallées et côteaux thermophiles de la région de Maurs
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
1.13 km² overlap
Lot
IUCN IIINational Nature Reserve
0.32 km² overlap
Sainte-Néboule
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
0.19 km² overlap
Sainte-Néboule
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
0.19 km² overlap
Moyenne vallée du Lot inférieure
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.15 km² overlap
5 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Lostange
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
0.10 km² overlap
Lostange
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
0.10 km² overlap
Falaises lotoises (Rapaces)
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
0.01 km² overlap
La Combe Dorée
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
0.00 km² overlap
La Combe Dorée
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
6 936 distinct species · 425 965 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Bassin du Célé : 32 espèces + 6 bulles famille, 96 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 13.7%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 6 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
11,5°C
Annual rain
805mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,16
Runoff
450mm/an
PET
962mm
AET
667mm
Mean slope
5,8°
Water table
328cm
Forest
22%
Crops
3%
Urban
1%
Protected
39%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)